Private jet flight activity in Week 48 was impacted by the later Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
Worldwide private jet activity (67,756 segments) was flat on a year-over-year basis despite a week-to-week 9% decline.
U.S. flying for Week 48 (46,224) was down 13% week-to-week and 2% year-over-year.
Bears must note that the market is not a turkey, with WingX attributing the week’s red numbers to a later Thanksgiving holiday.
The 199,766 departures over the trailing four weeks were a 2% gain compared to 2023.
European private jet flight activity (8,336 segments) slipped 3% sequentially and 2% year-over-year.
Asia and South America posted year-over-year gains, although their combined departures for the week (4,577) were still less than the U.S. state of Texas (4,869).
| Market | Week 48 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. W48 2023 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 67,756 | -9% | 0% | 76,524 | W26 2024 | 58,018 | W52 2023 | 284,540 | 1% |
| North America | 47,574 | -13% | -2% | 56,936 | W42 2024 | 40662 | W27 2024 | 205,985 | 2% |
| USA | 46,224 | -13% | -2% | 54,305 | W42 2024 | 37,852 | W27 2024 | 199,766 | 2% |
| Florida | 7,467 | 2% | 14% | 8,740 | W39 2024 | 4,042 | W27 2024 | 28,333 | 2% |
| California | 4,558 | -10% | 4% | 5,214 | W43 2024 | 3,472 | W27 2024 | 18,871 | -1% |
| Texas | 4,869 | -16% | -1% | 5,846 | W42 2024 | 3,554 | W27 2024 | 21,979 | 7% |
| Europe | 8,336 | -3% | -2% | 16,050 | W26 2024 | 6,446 | W52 2023 | 34,124 | 1% |
| UK | 1,259 | -10% | -13% | 2,105 | W28 2024 | 876 | W52 2023 | 5,205 | 1% |
| Germany | 1,140 | -5% | -11% | 1,736 | W25 2024 | 550 | W52 2023 | 4,747 | -5% |
| France | 1,200 | 2% | 8% | 2,638 | W30 2024 | 918 | W52 2023 | 4,874 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 579 | 10% | -2% | 1,030 | W3 2024 | 526 | W47 2024 | 2,326 | -1% |
| Italy | 871 | 0% | 12% | 2,167 | W29 2024 | 483 | W52 2023 | 3,482 | 7% |
| Middle East | 1,297 | -2% | -18% | 1,630 | W44 2024 | 1,038 | W14 2024 | 5,200 | -7% |
| Africa | 806 | 12% | -7% | 991 | W50 2023 | 612 | W34 2024 | 3,037 | -22% |
| Asia | 2,143 | -9% | 5% | 2,483 | W3 2024 | 1,794 | W52 2023 | 9,109 | 4% |
| South America | 2,434 | 13% | 5% | 2,212 | W12 2024 | 1,649 | W07 2024 | 9,087 | 4% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Fractional and charter operators countered the overall market.
Worldwide departures (36,254) slipped just 1% and were 11% higher than in 2023.
Over the past month, they were 3% ahead of last year.
U.S. charter and fractional departures were down 1% sequentially.
The 27,454 segments showed a 13% increase compared to a year ago.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 48 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs W48 2023 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 36,254 | -1% | 11% | 41,117 | W29 2024 | 29,868 | W2 2024 | 143,348 | 3% |
| North America | 27,919 | -2% | 12% | 30,572 | W42 2024 | 22,728 | W02 2024 | 110,430 | 3% |
| USA | 27,454 | -1% | 13% | 29,522 | W42 2024 | 21,525 | W02 2024 | 108,011 | 3% |
| Florida | 4,706 | 13% | 26% | 5,792 | W52 2023 | 1,973 | W35 2023 | 16,629 | 2% |
| California | 3,085 | -4% | 16% | 3,378 | W43 2024 | 2,398 | W27 2024 | 12,147 | 1% |
| Texas | 2,396 | -5% | 14% | 2,585 | W43 2024 | 1,630 | W3 2024 | 9,895 | 9% |
| Europe | 5,489 | -5% | -5% | 12,807 | W29 2024 | 5,313 | W52 2023 | 23,184 | 1% |
| UK | 850 | -8% | -14% | 1,578 | W28 2024 | 731 | W2 2024 | 3,539 | -2% |
| Germany | 710 | -14% | -19% | 1,211 | W25 2024 | 432 | W52 2023 | 3,099 | -7% |
| France | 745 | -2% | 2% | 1,943 | W48 2023 | 716 | W52 2023 | 3,147 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 415 | 10% | -3% | 923 | W7 2024 | 376 | W47 2024 | 1,679 | 0% |
| Italy | 633 | -1% | 6% | 1,801 | W29 2024 | 422 | W52 2023 | 2,597 | 7% |
| Middle East | 590 | -9% | -15% | 1,057 | W35 2023 | 567 | W13 2024 | 2,528 | -2% |
| Africa | 277 | 17% | 26% | 304 | W51 2023 | 171 | W34 2024 | 973 | -3% |
| Asia | 311 | -13% | 29% | 823 | W44 2024 | 170 | W25 2024 | 1,350 | 21% |
| South America | 62 | -3% | -11% | 91 | W1 2024 | 16 | W23 2024 | 231 | 2% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
By contrast, European charter and fractional flying (5,489 segments) dropped 5% sequentially compared to last year.
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